a woman, her daughter, and a great wide world

Honesty Committed

The best professor I ever had terrified me. But she made me understand, “Don’t apologize for what you bring to the table. Don’t expect less of others (or yourself). Don’t let people (or yourself) get away with making poor choices. If the rules don’t make sense, convince the leader you need to change them.”

I don’t always realize these statements. But I try. And when I do, I hold them in my heart like a guitar string on the verge of snapping. And then I can’t think straight, and I can’t sleep, and I can’t get anything done. I’m too busy holding that string, hoping it won’t snap, fearful of the honesty I just committed.

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Honesty is hard sometimes. But I like to think of the movie Pocahontas. One river is wide & smooth & flows easily, the other is narrow and rough, and you’re not sure where it will go, but to adventurous spirits, it’s the obvious choice. That’s honesty.